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Execs at Opel are reportedly planning to launch a new version of the Omega large sedan based on GM’s new RWD Zeta platform. The new Opel flagship will be jointly developed by fellow GM subsidiary Holden at its Australian design center, where it joins several other global projects including the new Camaro and Impala.

If built, the car would feature a RWD configuration and the choice of either GM’s 3.6L 265hp HFV6 or a 6.0L V8 engine with 365hp on tap. There are still several key decisions to be made, first of which is whether the car will even enter production. Last month Opel boss Carl-Peter Forster commented that Opel will not produce a model positioned above the upcoming Vectra range, but, according to Germany’s AutoZeitung, execs are considering green lighting the project.

To ensure its success, the new model may be designed as a new crossover or MPV in a similar style to the Insignia crossover from 2003. There are also suggestions that it won’t be called the Omega and that it could be produced in Australia in limited numbers.



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  1. By Gus Posted: 8/8/2007 12:33am PDT

    How can anyone afford a 6 liter V8 in Europe with gas prices as high as they are there?
    And if they can, then wouldn't they buy a BMW or Benz or something?
     
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  2. By MARIO Posted: 8/9/2007 6:43am PDT

    Gus man, you are speaking wisely... 6.0 L V8 engine in Europe, big NO !!!
     
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  3. By  replica bell & ross Posted: 12/12/2009 10:56pm PST

    Wow, i like the car very much,do you know how much do the current market price
     
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  4. By  korean clothing Posted: 12/13/2009 11:42pm PST

    Thanks for having nice car here. It's so cool.
     
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